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First Episode Psychosis in Children: Precursors of Psychotic Disorders and Gaps in Research
James B McCarthy1,2* and Baptiste Barbot1,31Psychology Department, Pace University, New York, USA
2Psychology Department, Adelphi University, Garden City, USA
3Child Study Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- *Corresponding Author:
- James B McCarthy
Psychological Department, Pace University, New York, USA
Tel: 1-212-346-1796
E-mail: jmccarthy@pace.edu
Received Date: Jan 06, 2017; Accepted Date: Jan 07, 2017; Published Date: Jan 18, 2017
Citation: McCarthy JB, Barbot B (2017) First Episode Psychosis in Children: Precursors of Psychotic Disorders and Gaps in Research. J Child Adolesc Behav 5: e112. doi:10.4172/2375-4494.1000e112
Copyright: © 2017 McCarthy JB, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Although first episode psychosis in adults has been the subject of extensive exploration, the precursors, treatment, and outcome of children and adolescents with a first episode of psychosis are less frequently investigated. Psychotic symptoms are relatively common in youth who experience marked trauma or severe mood disturbance, but questions also remain about the relationships between early adversity, cognitive and psychosocial impairments, and the stability of psychotic disorders in childhood through adolescence and adulthood. This editorial emphasizes the need for studies of the diagnosis, treatment, psychosocial course and outcome of children and adolescents who experience first episode psychosis.
